National Planning Corporation® Names John C.
Johnson as New President of Broker Dealer

Johnson brings more than 25 years experience in the financial
services industry

January 24, 2013 03:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Planning Corporation (NPC®), one of the country’s
fastest-growing broker dealers, announced today John C. Johnson has been
promoted to president of NPC, which is part of National Planning Holdings®,
Inc. (NPH), among the nation's largest broker-dealer networks. NPC was
created specifically for the Independent Investment Professional and
Johnson has been the firm’s interim president since November 2012.

Prior to his promotion, Johnson held dual roles as senior vice president
of NPC and first vice president, NPH. He will now lead all departments
including strategic development, product development, and advisor
planning and education. His focus will include ensuring that Independent
Investment Professionals have access to the most comprehensive business
processing technology, research tools and reports, a wide-range of
top-tier investment products, and the highest quality education and
training that advisors have grown to expect from NPC.

"John is uniquely qualified to lead NPC forward, having spent more than
a dozen years with the firm in many different capacities, including
working directly with our advisors through product support and business
development, building relationships with them and servicing their
needs," said Jim Livingston, chief executive officer, NPH. “He knows the
business, the economic environment, and has the experience and vision to
be a solid strategic partner to our advisors to help them build, manage
and protect their businesses.”

Johnson is a Fellow of the Life Office Management Association (LOMA) and
holds LOMA Associate designations in Insurance Regulatory Compliance and
Insurance Agency Administration. With more than 25 years in the
financial services industry, Johnson holds FINRA Series 7, 8, 24 and 63
registrations as well as a California Insurance license with variable
authority.

"We have a great team here. I look forward to building on the past
success at NPC and setting the direction for the future, working even
more closely with all of our stakeholders including advisors,
administrative professionals, employees and investors, to help each
group reach its goals,” said Johnson.

Prior to NPC, Johnson was vice president, account management for MetLife
Investors, Inc., formerly Security First Group, Inc. Johnson received
his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at
Binghamton.

For more information about National Planning Corporation, please visit www.natplan.com.

About National Planning Holdings, Inc.

National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH), designed to help Independent
Investment professionals and their clients reach unprecedented levels of
success, is a broker-dealer holding company and an affiliate of Lansing,
Mich.-based Jackson National Life Insurance Company. NPH serves as the
holding company for the independent broker-dealers INVEST Financial
Corporation, Investment Centers of America, National Planning
Corporation, and SII Investments, Inc. Collectively, the NPH
broker-dealer network currently has 3,540 registered representatives (as
of 12/30/12). NPH and Jackson are wholly owned by Prudential plc (NYSE:
PUK), a company incorporated and with its principal place of business in
the United Kingdom. Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with
Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business
is in the United States of America.